piles

Example Sentences

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Finally, I always linger by the discount produce section, where mesh bags of slightly bruised or cosmetically wonky fruits and vegetables wait in cheerful little piles.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Looking for the piles of pens that once adorned Plath’s grave didn’t help; it is now blanketed in planted flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

They showed videos of their homes before and photos of the piles of rubble after.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, England—The neighborhood around Harris Hussein’s barbershop in this once thriving industrial city is marked by potholes and strewn with piles of uncollected trash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The lingering despair had disappeared with the piles of garbage.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm